1. Florida Energy Workforce Consortium Membership/Funding Update

2. UPDATE Survey underway to guide us Current balance: $39,660
NOTE: Will receive roughly $25,000 per year beginning this year for next 3 years for GIECP
Current Paying Members:
JEA
Gulf Power
CHELCO
FP&L
City of Lakeland
Tampa Electric Company
OUC
CLM Workforce Connection
Survey underway to guide us

3. Chair, Jennifer Grove March 21, 2011
Florida Energy Workforce Consortium State and National Outreach Committee Update
Chair, Jennifer Grove
March 21, 2011

4. MISSION
To raise awareness of the energy industry careers that are critical to our state’s electrical infrastructure
To ensure collaborations are in place to achieve the necessary workforce development solutions to meet the industry’s current and future needs
To ensure that standing committees and councils are aware of the FEWC objectives and action plans
To play a critical role in developing communications between the FEWC and other state energy workforce consortia, other industry-related organizations, and national agency efforts to maximize awareness and solution sharing

5. Key Linkages/ Partnerships
Workforce Florida, Inc. 
Florida Construction Users Roundtable (FCURT)
Florida Department of Education
Florida Advanced Technical Education Center
Banner Centers for Energy, Clean Energy, and Construction
Center for Energy Workforce Development
Florida Ready To Work
Other state energy workforce consortia
Florida Workforce Development Association
Southeastern Manpower Tripartite Alliance (SEMTA)
Nuclear Energy Institute

6. Committee Members:
Jennifer Grove, Gulf Power, FEWC Co-Chair
Andra Cornelius, WFI (Past FEWC Co-Chair)
JB Clark, IBEW
Honorary Members:
Carol Higley, JEA, FEWC Co-Chair
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7. State and National Outreach Highlights
Collaborate with 23 other state energy consortia
Florida’s Green Jobs Workshop (5/09)
Engaged as partner in Florida preparation for Federal Economic Stimulus Package, including Green Jobs Survey and Florida Energy Sector Partnership – resulted in just over $13M total in energy-related talent development stimulus funding
Represent and/or present at multiple state and national energy and workforce conferences
Directly tie to other efforts (STEMflorida, Banner Centers, etc.)

8. 2010 Key Accomplishments Collaboration with Workforce Florida:
WFI Strategic Plan explicitly addresses Energy as key Infrastructure Industry to focus on and has STEM focus
WFI Banner Centers (Jennifer Grove chairs ad hoc committee); In addition to Banner Centers for Energy, Clean Energy and Construction, the Banner Center for Water Resources was established in 2010
Collaboration with STEMflorida and Florida Chamber Talent & Education Caucus through Jennifer Grove’s membership on both

9. 2010 Key Accomplishments (cont’d)
Continued collaboration with other state consortia through CEWD
Selected as 1 of 8 states to implement Gates-funded Get into Energy Career Pathways Program
Key presentations at:
STEMflorida in July
Florida Association of Career and Technical Educators (FACTE) in August
CEWD National Forum in October

10. 2011 Key Area of Focus: GIECP
Implementation of Get into Energy Career Pathways
Northwest FL Region: Jennifer Grove, Gulf Power
Polk County: Betsy Levingston, Lakeland Electric
Southeast FL Region: Ken Languedoc, FPL
Career Coaches begin 4-week training this week
Recruitment of Target Participants: April/May
Assessments/ Career Coaching: May
Training of Energy Foundations Teachers: Summer (date TBD) * sponsored by FACTE